Heath risks Commonwealth collapse over arms to South Africa
London report cites Whitehall source saying Prime Minister Heath may push through arms sales to South Africa despite Commonwealth pressure. No final cabinet decision yet, delayed until after the January Singapore conference. Heath signals willingness to risk dwindling support to maintain policy, with post conference consultations possible.
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Torres conducts Bolivian shake-up
In La Paz General Juan Jose Torres ousted and retired high ranking officers from the post Ovando junta era. A loyal regiment seized La Paz command while another moved to the Brazil border. Several officers were reassigned or sent abroad as Torres curbs potential opposition.
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Angela Davis claims innocence in California courtroom shootout case
Angela Davis pleads not guilty to murder conspiracy and kidnapping charges tied to the Aug. 7 courtroom escape attempt in San Rafael California. She is accused of supplying the guns used in the shootout that killed four people including a Superior Court judge.
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Boy may be cause of tragedy at Ibrox Stadium disaster
Labour MP John Rankin said a coat getting over a boy’s head may have sparked Britain's worst soccer disaster at Ibrox Stadium. He cited eyewitness reports of a boy around 12 to 14 at Stairway 18 reacting to a goal, pulling his coat over his head, tripping others and contributing to the fatal crush. MPs demand a full inquiry.
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Brighter Outlook for Bucher Release Amid Ransom Talks
Rio de Janeiro reports a brighter path to freeing kidnapped Swiss ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher as Brazil and the urban guerrillas ease terms. The government agrees to release all but eight named detainees in exchange for the ambassador’s life, with six in long prisons, one jailed for murder, another for kidnapping.
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Murder charges planned for four in Laporte killing
Four men named by coroner inquest as responsible for Pierre Laporte’s death face murder charges. Paul Rose Jacques Rose Francois Simard and Bernard Lortie were identified after a coroner’s verdict found them criminally responsible for the kidnapping and strangling of the Quebec labor minister on Oct. 10. Charges to be laid this afternoon.
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Middle East peace talks resume at United Nations
UN envoy Gunnar Jarring restarts efforts to forge Arab Israeli peace. Israel and Egypt renew indirect talks, Te koah and El-Zayyat arriving in New York with fresh instructions. U Thant to issue a 16 page report outlining Jarring’s activities and bargaining positions amid renewed optimism and hard line rhetoric from Sadat.
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Sadat reveals Soviet troops manned Egypt missile sites
President Anwar Sadat told 15,000 farmers and workers at Tanta that Soviet troops were brought to man Egyptian missile installations and six Russians died in a Dashour raid near Cairo. He said training Egyptians would have taken eight months and cited $2.4 million daily spend on the missiles.
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Trudeau says Ottawa will study Quebec repeal request
Prime Minister Trudeau stated Ottawa will study any Quebec request to repeal the Public Order (Temporary Measures) Act of 1970. He spoke after meeting the Committee of Eight on terrorism laws, defending police powers and bail provisions amid calls to end emergency measures.
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Lemieux bail plea scheduled in Montreal case
Bail applications for Robert Lemieux Pierre Vallieres and Charles Gagnon under the War Measures Act were set for today. All three, arrested after Oct 16, 1970, face seditious conspiracy and illegal organization charges as Front de Libération du Québec members.
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China and Chile establish diplomatic ties in unusual pact
Tokyo AP reports China and Chile have established diplomatic relations with Chile taking note of Peking's claim to Nationalist China. In Fort Lauderdale Florida an influenza outbreak causes 13 000 cases and 18 deaths in one week triggering an epidemic declaration as the city fills with elderly tourists.
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